bastard seizes tang

Chapter 556 Ju Wentai

Liu Rengui has been an official in the county for more than ten years, which can be regarded as starting from the prefectural department. He is naturally very familiar with various affairs in the yamen.

With the arrival of Liu Rengui, the burden on Li Ke's body has also been lightened a lot. Instead of staring at the documents sent from the east of the river every day, he will pay more attention to the affairs of Tubo and the court.

Li Ke became the heir apparent, and his momentum rose sharply, but Li Ke was always the third son of the emperor, not the eldest son of the heir. He didn't make any big mistakes, and Li Shimin never made up his mind to dethrone and reestablish.

But at this time, the court and China seemed to be peaceful, but in fact they were at loggerheads. When the dark tide was surging, on the battlefield of the Western Regions four thousand miles away, a small person greatly promoted the process of Yi Chu and even the change of the throne. .

The 12th year of Zhenguan, the beginning of summer.

Strictly speaking, Hou Junji's power today is not entirely due to the achievements of the Xuanwu Sect in the past. Hou Junji has learned the art of war with Li Jing for several years, and he has achieved something, at least in the field of marching and managing the army. One is quite neat.

It lasted more than a month, and the Tang army marched all the way, crossed Qikou, passed Liugu, and suffered a lot. Hou Junji, the commander of the Tang army and the general manager of the Jiaohe road march, finally led his army to Gaochang country in the western region before the summer completely entered. .

Gaochang State is the court of the former Cheshi and former king, and the hometown of Shuji Xiaowei in the later Han Dynasty. There are 21 cities in four counties, eighteen counties, and [-] cities. Since the Han Dynasty was once owned by the Han, there are many Han people who settled here. It is a place where Hu and Han are mixed. There are all kinds of people, the Han people are Huhua, and the Hu people are Sinicized.

Because there were many Han people in Gaochang, the official positions of the royal court were extremely sinicized. They imitated the prime minister and placed Lingyin; imitated the Huangmen and placed Zhonglang;

There are three major cities in Gaochang, the royal city Gaochang, the former royal city Jiaohe, and the Xiaowei city Tiandi. These three cities have a total of more than [-] soldiers, and they are regarded as Gaochang's confidantes.

As for Gaochang in the Western Region, it is four thousand miles away from the Tang Dynasty, and there is a thousand-mile wide desert between it and Chang'an. The supply is difficult, which can be described as a natural danger. .

Because in Ju Wentai's view, the desert is difficult for birds to cross, especially the Tang army, and even if the Tang army passes through the desert with casualties, it is already at the end of its strength and vulnerable. He was also terrified when he heard the news from Liu Gu, this time he really saw Datang's determination to destroy him.

Gaochang City, Wang Ting.

King Gaochang Ju Wentai, heir son Ju Zhisheng and Yin Kangsheng were sitting in the room. It was early summer, and Gaochang City in the Western Regions was still not very hot, but the faces of the three sitting in the room were red, as if they had been exposed to the scorching sun. For a long time.

"Your Majesty, the Tang army has already passed Liugu. The commander of the Tang Army Hou Junji ordered someone to surrender. Your Majesty should make a decision as soon as possible." Ling Yin Kangsheng sat in front of Ju Wentai, holding the surrender letter sent by Hou Junji in his hand. Book, said to Ju Wentai.

From Hou Junji's point of view, the most difficult part of this Western Expedition is not how to break through the capital of Gaochang, but how to rush to Gaochang City. Most of them won.

In terms of military strength, Gaochang was absolutely no match for the Tang army, so before Hou Junji arrived in Liugu, he had ordered envoys to come to Gaochang first to recruit the cities, and now the three of Ju Wentai were discussing exactly this matter.

Ju Wentai did not directly reply to Kang Sheng's words, but first asked his eldest son, Ju Zhisheng, "Has the reinforcements from the Western Turks ever arrived?"

At first, before Ju Wentai strangled the East-West Silk Road of the Tang Dynasty and enjoyed its benefits exclusively, Ju Wentai had discussed with the Western Turkic Khan, and the two countries shared business interests. Each sent troops to watch and help each other.

But now it has been more than a month since the Great Tang's Western Expedition, and soldiers will come to the city soon. The Western Turks should have sent troops to help, but so far there has been no sign of the Western Turks. How can Ju Wentai not be in a hurry.

Ju Zhisheng shook his head and said, "Western Turkic has disappeared. I have sent people several times but I can't get in touch. I'm afraid they have escaped."

"Bastard! How dare you lie to me." Ju Wentai bit, patted his thigh fiercely, and cursed angrily.

Ju Wentai was deceived by the Western Turks, but all he can do now is to curse the Western Turks, because the Western Turks were born nomadic for a living, they benefited, and feared the power of the Tang Dynasty. So he pulled out his tent and fled, leaving Ju Wentai here alone, letting him face the Tang army's offensive alone, and bear everything alone.

The Western Turks can go, but Ju Wentai cannot, because the reason why Ju Wentai can gain a foothold in the Western Regions is because of the 21st city of Gaochang, where all his belongings are. If he abandons the city and flees, he will have nothing. No difference.

But if he wanted to face Tang Jun alone, Ju Wentai didn't have much confidence. After thinking about it, he asked Ju Zhisheng: "What do you think about this matter, whether you should surrender to Tang."

Ju Zhisheng didn't even think about it, and immediately replied: "Of course not. If we descend to Tang, how will our fate be different from that of Jieli and Yinan?"

Ju Zhisheng's words caught his ears, and Ju Wentai nodded slowly. Regardless of past suspicions, it is true that the Great Tang gave preferential treatment to the captives. Just look at the Turkic generals who surrendered to the Great Tang in the early years. Si Li and others have all become generals in the court, and their wealth and honor are still the same.

But Ju Wentai knows better that such preferential treatment and reuse are only limited to courtiers. The Tang monarchs and ministers are different from the captured monarchs. Their preferential treatment for the monarchs is only superficial. The monarch will be displayed, or shown off.

Don’t you see that in previous years, on the day of court banquets, Li Yuan or Li Shimin drank happily, not only would they dance a dance in person, but even in front of everyone, they would order the Turkic Khan Jieli to come out and perform a dance to help them dance. The rejoicing, and after Jieli's death, Xue Yantuo Khan Yinan took over, and every big banquet must show up and offer a dance.

The majestic monarch of a country is no different from a dancer in such an end.Ju Wentai is not young anymore. Although he is also good at dancing as a person from the Western Regions, but he is in his fifties. Does he have to go all the way to Chang'an to show off in front of the world and compete with the barbarians for this "" Is it the title of "Chang'an Dance King"?
Qu Wentai immediately said to Ju Zhisheng: "What you said is very true. We offend the Tang Dynasty first. We must not surrender to Tang. If we surrender to Tang, we will be humiliated."

Ju Zhisheng also said: "What Atta said is that there are still 3 horses in our three main cities, and there are plenty of food and grass. As long as we sit and guard the cities, the Tang army can do nothing to me. As long as we last two months, when the Tang army is running out of food and grass, it will naturally fall. retreat."

Ju Wentai asked Kang Sheng: "Is the food and grass in Wangcheng still sufficient, enough for how many months?"

Kang Sheng replied truthfully: "It is still enough, enough for the people in the city to spend for three or four months."

Ju Wentai nodded and said: "Okay, just do as you said, send the envoys of the Tang army away, and we will stick to it behind closed doors."

(End of this chapter)